Activities

Constituent Member Associations (CMAs), individual nurses, nurse administrators, educators, journal editors, lawyers, physicians, human rights organizations and other health professionals frequently contact the Center. Issues of interest include the creation and participation in ethics committees at the institutional and state level, clarification of ANA position statements, policies and guidelines of the Code for Nurses With Interpretive Statements.

The Center regularly receives calls from nurses seeking advice on specific cases, references, citations and summaries of current literature. Information and guidance related to the implementation of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA), advance directives and development of ethics courses and programs are often sought. ANA Organizational Units receive consultation, dissemination of pertinent information on a ongoing basis, as well as, assistance in ensuring that ethical and human rights issues are addressed throughout the organization.